King George V School, Seremban

King George V School,[1] Seremban is a day national secondary school (sekolah menengah kebangsaan) in Malaysia. The enrolment of students is controlled by the state Education Department of Negeri Sembilan. King George V School is classified as a premier school and cluster of school of excellence. It is widely regarded as the most prestigious secondary school in the state of Negeri Sembilan.

SMK King George V
Location
Seremban
,
Negeri Sembilan

Malaysia
Information
Other namesSMK King George The Fifth
SMK King George Kelima
TypeNational Secondary School
MottoVeni Vidi Vici
(English: I came, I saw, I conquered
Malay: Kudatang, Kulihat, Kutawan)
Established1923
StatusControlled by State Education Department of Negeri Sembilan
CategoryUrban Secondary School, Cluster School of Excellence
PrincipalTuan Haji Roslin Bin Balia
GradesForm 1 - Form 6
Enrolment1230 (2018)
USNWR rankingGrade A
YearbookThe Georgian
AbbreviationKGV
Websitekgvsecondary.edu.my

Headmasters
Headmaster Years Headmaster Years
Chin Meow Cheong 1923–1928 R. Vivekananda 1958–1961
M. Wheatley 1928–1929 Tan Seng Chye 1961
E.H Willson 1929–1932 Cheah Cheng Eam 1961
R.J Huddie 1932–1934 N.S.R Bickers 1961–1965
F. Cobb 1934 P. Navarathnarajah 1965–1968
C.A Scott 1934–1935 K. Anandarajah 1968–1970
D. Roper 1935–1936 Lim Leng Lee 1970–1976
O.G Williams 1936–1941 Ahmad Dahan 1976–1980
EMF Payne 1941–1945 Hashim Jasa 1980–1982
Chin Meow Cheong 1945–1946 Mohd Zain bin Rais 1982–1989
EMF Payne 1946–1948 Mohd Taib bin Hussin 1989–1995
P.L Shaw and L.I Lewis 1948–1949 Ramlan bin Sulaiman 1995–1996
G.P Dartford 1949–1950 Mokhtar bin Mentol 1995–1996
A.L Mc Corkindale 1950–1952 Madzlan bin Borhan 1996–1997
Sutcliffe 1952–1955 Shahidan Bin Mokhtar 1997–1999
S. Thambiah 1955–1956 Samsudin bin Hamidan 1999–2007
P. Gunaratnam 1956 Zakaria bin Md. Zin 2007-2010
J.E.B Ambrose 1956 Mohd bin Md Isa 2010-2016
W.V Hobson 1957 Mohd Razib Bin Jamaludin 2017-2018
Tuan Haji Roslin Bin Balia 2019-2021

School identity

History of the school badge

At first, the logo of SMK KGV was like the picture on the side; it has to do with the figure who gave the name to King George V namely Georgios of Lydda. April 23 was the day of the figure's death commemorated in England and the depiction of George killing a famous dragon was accepted as the school's emblem motif. [2]

There is little controversy over the cross or '+' mark on the logo which is said to be Christian in nature; it itself comes from the flag of England given the nickname Saint George's Cross ("Saint George's Cross"). The logo is changed to look like the image below:

It was again changed because it was considered too brief. The logo as before is used but the '+' symbol is changed to 'V'. This logo is used to this day. [3]

Logo of SMK King George V

Meaning Color: Blue, white, and red: Union Jack colors Symbol: Rider: Symbolizes good overcoming evil Crown: Loyal to the king Letter 'V': Represents King George V

Entry conditions
  • Form 1 - Complete Year 6 in any Government Primary School with 3-5As in the UPSR examination. Students from SJK(C) and SJK(T) with 7As (sat for Bahasa Melayu Sekolah Kebangsaan Paper) will be considered. Priority will be given to pupils who obtained high marks in their co-curriculum.
  • Form 4 - Minimum 5A achievement in PMR examination inclusive of Science and Mathematics. As of 2012, it has a requirement of 7A or 8A.
  • Lower Six - Pass SPM examination and obtained at least three credits inclusive of Malay Language. To enter the Humanity Stream, students must obtain a total aggregate not more than 12 units for the best three subjects. To enter Science Stream, students must obtain at least three credits with the total aggregate not more than 18 units for the best Science subjects.

Sport
Cross Country

The school is organised into five sport houses. The school has a full range of sports facilities. SMKKGV is one of the earliest school to provide swimming pool in Negeri Sembilan.[2]

Rugby team

Rugby is the most popular sport in KGV and has earned the school countless of trophies. KGV's rugby union team is named 'Georgian Rugby'. The team have rivalry mainly with local schools such as Sekolah Datuk Abdul Razak (mainly in the 15s),[3] SMK Zaaba (15s and 10s) and others from all around Malaysia like Kolej Yayasan Saad and Sekolah Menengah Sains Yahya Petra.

In 2006, The come back of the rugby school team, coaching by Mr Razak made the 15s under 18 (senior team) placed 2nd at State level lost by 34–0 with Sekolah Dato Abdul Razak (SDAR) and the 10s under 15 (junior) team placed 1st beat sekolah sukan negeri sembilan (SSNS) formerly known as SMK Za'aba at state level . After 10 years of rest, with the help of Mr Razak, they qualified to the KRM MILO tournament. The tournament was held in Melaka. They lost in the finals with Sekolah Yahya Petra which is a school from Kelantan 5–0. The team is automatically qualified to enter the KRM-MILO Cup in 2007 because they reached the finals of the 2006 KRM. The team consists of mainly form 1, 2, 3, 4 & one form 5. They recently won the Champions in the plate division in the Sains Selangor Satang 10s held by the SM Sains Selangor Old Boys. In 2007 and 2008 the under 15 rugby team won the MSSM / MILO / KRM U15. In 2008 they also won the under 18 (senior) cup (1st place) . They beat Sekolah Sains Tuanku Jaafar (STJ) in the quarter-finals,(SSNS) in the semi-finals and SMK Teknik Ampangan in the finals. They successfully receive Cluster Award for the project of rugby by the Ministry of education .

Cricket Team

Cricket has been an ever-popular sport in KGV throughout years. The school has produced plenty of state and national players. Credit should go to plenty of teachers and Cricket Masters who have dedicated and devoted countless amounts of time and efforts to keep the spirit of KGV Cricket going. A few influential names in the history of KGV cricket are former teacher and Cricket Master Mr S.Kunaratnam who is also a former President of the Negeri Sembilan Cricket Association, former Georgian and National/State Junior Cricket Coach, the late Mr. M.F Thevaratnam. Towards the end of the '90s, the KGV Cricket teams saw a slight slump in their achievements, always falling short of winning the state MSSNS title to STJ (SM STJ, Kuala Pilah). The new millennia brought new changes to KGV cricket. Under the watchful eyes of teacher and Cricket Master En Rashid Abdul Jalil and coach Mr M.F. Thevaratnam plus the support of Principal En. Samsudin Hamidan, the KGV Cricket team had risen to become state MSSNS champions once again defeating rivals Kolej Tuanku Ja'afar in an entertaining final match at the KTJ Oval in Mantin, Negeri Sembilan in the year 2002 and once again in the year 2004 regaining the Championship after having lost to the international college in the 2003 finals.


Notable Achievements :

  • Yr 1999 - U-15 State MSSNS Champions
  • Yr 2000 - U-15 State MSSNS Runner's Up
  • Yr 2001 - U-15 State MSSNS Champions
  • Yr 2002 - U-15 State MSSNS Champions
  • Yr 2002 - U-18 State MSSNS Champions
  • Yr 2003 - U-18 State MSSNS Runner's Up
  • Yr 2004 - U-18 State MSSNS Champions

Extra-curricular activities

There are 22 societies and clubs in KGV. In addition the school runs 12 uniform units.

KGV was also very notable in its high achievements in English related competitions especially Debate, Drama, Choral Speaking and Spell-It-Right. KGV was looked as one of the top debating schools in Malaysia and has always actively participated in invitational debates and college debates.

Debate

KGV students have shown exemplary performance in debate competitions in both Malay-language and English parliamentary debate. Malay and English debate teams from KGV have competed in, and won, debate tournaments and events at district, state, and even national level, such as Piala Tan Sri Datuk Wira Abdul Rahman Arshad, and the KTJ-Oxbridge Debate. KGV debating alumni are also known to continue excelling in debating at the varsity level, such as open international tournaments.

Notable Achievements :

  • Yr 2017 - (Malay Debate) Piala Tan Sri Datuk Wira Abdul Rahman Arshad State Champion
  • Yr 2017 - (Malay Debate) Piala Tan Sri Datuk Wira Abdul Rahman Arshad State Best Speaker
  • Yr 2018 - (Malay Debate) Piala Tan Sri Datuk Wira Abdul Rahman Arshad State Champion
  • Yr 2018 - (English Debate) Piala Tan Sri Datuk Wira Abdul Rahman Arshad District Runner-Up
  • Yr 2022 - (Malay Debate) Piala Tan Sri Datuk Wira Abdul Rahman Arshad State Runner-Up
  • Yr 2022 - (Malay Debate) Piala Tan Sri Datuk Wira Abdul Rahman Arshad State Best Speaker

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Why Were The Rain Trees Cut? ."@ldMmmlc,,e,fk,fnnkvjnjo,€£¥". New Straits Times. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  2. KGV Online
  3. SDARonline | Portal Rasmi Sekolah Dato' Abdul Razak
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